Книга: Sam Miller «A Strange Kind of Paradise: India Throygh Foreign Eyes»
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Производитель: "Jonathan Cape" A Strange Kind of Paradise is an exploration of India`s past and present, from the perspective of a foreigner who has lived in India for many years. Sam Miller investigates how the ancient Greeks, the Romans, the Chinese, Arabs, Africans, Europeans and Americans - everyone really, except for Indians themselves - came to imagine India. His account of the engagement between foreigners and India spans the centuries from Alexander the Great to Slumdog Millionaire. It features, among many others, Thomas the Apostle, the Chinese monk Xuanzang, Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta, Vasco da Gama, Babur, Clive of India, several Victorian pornographers, Mark Twain, E. M. Forster, Allen Ginsberg, the Beatles and Steve Jobs. Interspersed between these tales is the story of Sam Miller`s own 25-year-long love affair with India. The result is a spellbinding, 2, 500-year-long journey through Indian history, culture and society, in the company of an author who informs, educates and entertains in equal... ISBN:978-0-224-09341-5 Издательство: "Jonathan Cape" (2014)
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